THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIPCURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHMONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE IN THE MORNING...LOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAYFROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THESANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TOLEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTIONTO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAINCALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FORHELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TOSHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIMDIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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Providing "weather, water cycle, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy."